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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Jul. 20, 2021

Filed:

May. 03, 2016
Applicant:

General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);

Inventors:

Zhaoli Hu, Greer, SC (US);

Abe Denis Darling, Laurens, SC (US);

Shamgar Elijah McDowell, Simpsonville, SC (US);

Douglas Anthony Serieno, Simpsonville, SC (US);

Assignee:

General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B23K 26/00 (2014.01); B23H 5/00 (2006.01); B23H 9/14 (2006.01); B23K 26/146 (2014.01); B23H 1/00 (2006.01); B23H 1/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B23K 26/0093 (2013.01); B23H 1/00 (2013.01); B23H 1/04 (2013.01); B23H 5/00 (2013.01); B23H 9/14 (2013.01); B23K 26/146 (2015.10);
Abstract

This disclosure provides a system, method, and resulting workpiece combining liquid guided laser and electrical discharge machining to create a common feature. The workpiece is positioned in a liquid guided laser cutting path and machined by the liquid guided laser device to create an intermediate feature in the workpiece. The work piece is then positioned in an electrical discharge machining (EDM) device so that an electrode of the EDM device is operatively positioned proximate the intermediate feature and machined using the EDM device to modify the intermediate feature in the workpiece to create the finished common feature in the workpiece.


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